Some people prefer the approach of setting limited goals or tasks each day to keep them focused on their priorities. I am not one of those people. I don’t believe in narrowing the scope of my day to what can realistically be done, looking at extra time as some...

Bear with me on this long, somewhat rambling, personal year-end update.Most years I post my big year-end resolution lists with goals and plans for the new year. This mostly involves the writing side of my business, so I would share those lists on my freelance writing...

Over the years (largely at the original incarnation of Naked PR) I’ve talked a lot about what’s wrong in the social media and SEO world — from the circle jerk phenomenon of “tribes” to the way bad SEO and social media marketing can make you look like...

Being a solopreneur is awesome — freelancing in particular. You control what days you work. You set your own hours. You can wear whatever clothes (or lack thereof) you want. There’s no commute. You decide what work to take on and reject. You can sneak a...

I received a question from a reader, related to the freedom customers have in leaving public feedback about a company. They wanted to know how a business owner should treat derogatory comments when they or their team have the ability to delete them. Their question...

Before moving into a full-time writing career (with some consulting on the side), I ran a small PR firm. So I’m no stranger to using press releases. They’re still one of the most popular services I offer clients. In addition to being hired to write...

A few years back I started building an email list for one of my blogs. Rather than run a traditional manual newsletter as you might to promote a business, the email list was a way to let readers receive the latest blog posts via email. Now, I’ll admit it....

What does your ideal business look like? No matter what kind of business you run, you’ll have to deal with the issue of pricing — for products, for services, for advertising… for whatever you’re offering. But selling consulting or freelance...

Whether you’re selling products or services, you want your customers to love you, right? After all, happy customers are more likely to become repeat customers than unhappy ones. On top of that, when your customers love you they might just spread the word,...

Some folks have a glorified idea of what their life would be like if they could quit their job and start working for themselves, pursuing their passions as a business: sleeping in, working in their pajamas, being able to take a day off whenever they want to, having...

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Over the years I’ve been cited as an expert source, had my sites ranked as some of the top resources in their niches, and have been asked to interview with or contribute to various outlets (not including freelance work or guest posts I’ve pitched). These are some of those publications…